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− | '''''Hand of Glory''''' is a painting by [[Marilyn Manson]]. It depicts a | + | '''''Hand of Glory''''' is a painting by [[Marilyn Manson]]. It depicts a female child holding a stuffed animal in one hand; the other hand being presumably severed. In an interview with [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457704/20020920/marilyn_manson.jhtml MTV] in 2002 Manson explains "The hand is a symbol of power and it represents stealing innocence and imagination from children. If you break down the whole show, that's what it's about. Me as a modern-day Peter Pan, not wanting to grow up. There's a difference being immature and being able to still think like a child." |
The painting is now unavailable as it has been sold. | The painting is now unavailable as it has been sold. |
Revision as of 22:15, 16 February 2010
Hand of Glory is a painting by Marilyn Manson. It depicts a female child holding a stuffed animal in one hand; the other hand being presumably severed. In an interview with MTV in 2002 Manson explains "The hand is a symbol of power and it represents stealing innocence and imagination from children. If you break down the whole show, that's what it's about. Me as a modern-day Peter Pan, not wanting to grow up. There's a difference being immature and being able to still think like a child."
The painting is now unavailable as it has been sold. Manson has stated this as his faverioute Painting.
Properties
- 30" × 22"
- Watercolor
Trivia
- Hand of Glory was featured as art on the This Is The New Shit vinyl picture disk.